There are so many places around the world that are worth visiting. If you are a traveller than there so many option that you can ponder on. These option are again divided into two categories. One of these categories is all about the natural places to visit and the other category is of the man made wonders that every traveller must see.

Here my first post of this blog will be about the well known “Tower of London” but before I post some info about this famous tower let me inform you that this blog will tell you about all the famous places that exist around the world and that also country wise. You can check the category section of this blog to find out facts related to places in a particular country. Your comments and feedback will help me to give my best to this blog. I hope that with time you would be able to find a whole lot about your desired famous places according to its respective country.

Now coming back to the main topic of the post which is London Tower

The Tower Of London

The Tower Of London

 London Tower

London Tower also known as the White Tower is situated in the middle of city of London. It is a structure with in the famous London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The tower is a part of a whole structure which is near the north bank of River Thames.

Some people think that the central tower with in the middle of the large structutre is acutally the London Tower. Some also call it as the White Tower. However the whole London Tower building is quite large containing many small structures, guard towers and defensive walls for the fortress.

london-tower

The tower was a home to the Royal family. Many of the people of the Royal family resided in the fortress. The whole structure, a part form being a fortress was also a place for the prisoners where they were prisoned or executed.

The Tower contained important buildings like the treasury,public records office,armoury,royal mint and an observatory. The buildings are still present and open for tourists. In 1303 the London Tower became the official home for the crown jewels.

The London Tower is one of the top tourists attraction in London. It boasts of the former glory of the United Kingdom and also the culture of the English people. The Tower building also has a very important and famous structure connected to it, which is the Tower bridge.